Complete mitochondrial genome and the phylogenetic position of the thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini). Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yu, Yue; Zhang, Huawei; Yang, Can-Ming; Chen, Xiao; Peng, Xin; Qin, Song
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 4:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 1951
• Page End: 1952
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Lactoria fornasini -- Tetraodontiformes -- mitogenome; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1617050
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the box-like thornback cowfish ( Lactoria fornasini ) was first determined in this study. It was a circular molecule of ∼1.6 kb, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and an AT-rich control region. Of the 37 genes, 28 were encoded by the heavy strand, while the rest were encoded by the light strand. The genome composition with A + T bias (56.22%) and gene arrangement were almost identical with those observed in most vertebrates. The 22 tRNA genes ranged from 66 bp (tRNA- Cys ) to 75 bp (tRNA- Lys ). The phylogenetic result showed that L. fornasini was clustered with L. diaphana .